NAME

       datalad unlock - unlock file(s) of a dataset

SYNOPSIS

       datalad unlock [-h] [-d DATASET] [-r] [-R LEVELS] [--version] [path ...]

DESCRIPTION

       Unlock files of a dataset in order to be able to edit the actual content

   Examples
       Unlock a single file::

        % datalad unlock <path/to/file>

       Unlock all contents in the dataset::

        % datalad unlock .

OPTIONS

       path   file(s) to unlock. Constraints: value must be a string or value must be NONE

       -h, --help, --help-np
              show  this  help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help
              message

       -d DATASET, --dataset DATASET
              "specify the dataset to unlock files in. If no dataset is given, an attempt is  made  to  identify
              the  dataset  based  on  the  current working directory. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a
              valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path) or value must be NONE

       -r, --recursive
              if set, recurse into potential subdatasets.

       -R LEVELS, --recursion-limit LEVELS
              limit recursion into subdatasets to the given number of levels. Constraints: value  must  be  con‐
              vertible to type 'int' or value must be NONE

       --version
              show the module and its version which provides the command

AUTHORS

        datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datalad.org>.

datalad unlock 1.1.5                               2025-06-15                                  datalad unlock(1)